Congratulations to the Top 100 Finalists for the 2021 Launch Pad Prose Competition
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Project |
Writer(s) |
| ‘SCAPES MADE DIAMOND | Shauna O’Meara |
| A HEX UPON BLACKSTONE COUNTY | J. Andrew Rutledge |
| A RETIREMENT | Harris Kauffman |
| ADULTS ARE ALSO AFRAID OF THE DARK | Jenny Halper |
| ALBERT RISING | Fred Ayeroff |
| AN UNUSUAL CASE | Vanessa Ryan |
| ANNA INCOGNITO | Laura Preble |
| BLACKOUT MAN | David Sakmyster |
| BYERLY LONGWELL’S MIRACULOUS MEDICINE SHOW | Jillian Chmiel |
| CARINA | Taylor Sutton |
| CLOSET HEARTS | Kyle T. Cowan |
| CONTINUANCE | Irina Ivanova |
| DANGER SO LOVELY | Romily Bernard |
| DAUGHTER OF AMUN | Katherine Istace |
| DEAD IN THE WATER | Kevin Hopgood |
| DENSITY | Ashley Beeby |
| DISSENT | Sara Seitz |
| DOORMAN WANTED | Glenn Miller |
| DROWNING IN HONEY | Savannah Oakes |
| ELEANOR AND ABIGAIL | Khalehla Rixon |
| EMPIRE IN EXILE | Ren-Horng Wang |
| EXODUS | Christopher Lee |
| FLIGHT OF THE ALYA | Amber Snow |
| GALLANT | Catherine Cheresh |
| GLUTTON | Deborah Riley |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS! THE CHARLIE BARNES EXPERIENCE, VOLUME 1 | Ronald McGuire |
| HIDDEN TALENT | Vanessa Ryan |
| HOLD ME | Cynthia Riddle |
| HOW TO BREAK YOUR COLLARBONE AND WHY | Jackie Cloud |
| HUNTING TEDDY ROOSEVELT | James Ross |
| ICE FISHING | Naomi Baum |
| KILL FOR LOVE | Laura Picklesimer |
| KILL THE DOG | Alexandria Mui Lynn Chin |
| KISSING TOMATOES | Helen Hudson |
| KIYA AND THE MORIAN TREASURE | R.S. Mellette |
| LA MOCHILA EXPRESS | Sarah Marsh |
| LADY ADA | Julie Ann Slaby |
| LET’S HOLD HANDS | Brendan Kelly |
| LIARS | Charlene Clarke-Todoruk |
| LIKE THE WIND I GO | Vahid Imani |
| LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | Karyn Peyton |
| MALFEASANCE | Aleks Lyons |
| MALTA | Charles Duffie |
| MARINA & THE SCIENCE CLUB | Maria Sideris-Ishimaru |
| ME AND THE MAN WHO MADE MAPPLETHORPE | Roberta Degnore |
| MELANIE | Ed Benjamin |
| NATURAL 20 | Alex Simon |
| NIGHTTIME TALES | Jenna Dickson |
| NO BLOOD, NO PRINTS, NO MURDER | Lee Adams |
| NO TRUTH IN CHEMISTRY | Jennifer S. Deayton |
| NORTHWOODS | Nia Searle |
| NUDGE | Danny Hogan |
| OUR LADY OF THE BASS BOAT | Mike Tuohy |
| PERSONA NON GRATA | Desson Thomson |
| RAZOR’S EDGE | Jonathan Marx |
| REDACTED | J. Andrew Rutledge |
| REVELATION RECORDS | Jennifer Giacalone |
| RUN NASEEMA RUN | Shehla Naqvi |
| RUSSIAN TROPICS | Libby Sternberg |
| SATAN FENCE | Anne Steinberg |
| SAVAGE GAME | Lisa Pais |
| SCARS & CHARLATANS | Christopher Robin Hood |
| SKINNY WOMAN IN A STRAW HAT | Hao Tran |
| SLAUGHTER ROAD | Dwight Jolivette |
| SLOANE HALL | Libby Sternberg |
| SORRY, DELIVERY | Paula Lennon |
| SOULTOUCH | Yasamin Noori-Bushehri |
| SPEAKING OF SUMMER | Kalisha Buckhanon |
| STUDENT BODIES | Taylor Foreman-Niko |
| SURVIVING THE ODD | Candi Milo |
| SURVIVING URANUS | Michael Wohl |
| SWALLOWING BITTERNESS | Kathy Tao |
| T.L.W. | Katherine Martinez DeLeon |
| THANKSGIVING | Jennifer S. Deayton |
| THE BOARDER | Paul Toth |
| THE BOY WHO KILLED SUMMER | Brendan Kelly |
| THE DARKNESS AND THE DEEP | Halle McGowan |
| THE DECOY | Nicole Crowley |
| THE FOURTH YEAR | Christopher Backs |
| THE FRIENDLIES | Meg Howrey |
| THE GOLD RUSH GIRLS | Craig Moody |
| THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO FRANK | Julian Porter |
| THE KEY TO CIRCUS-MOM HIGHWAY | Allyson Rice |
| THE LEMONADE TOUR | Kerry Quinn |
| THE MODEST ONE | Ivana Strajin |
| THE MONSTER HYPOTHESIS | Romily Bernard |
| THE THIRTY-NINTH MAN | Dale Swanson |
| THE WAY YOUR FATHER DIES | Raymond Gaston |
| THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL | Wendy Willis Baldwin |
| THE WHIPPING CLUB | Deborah Henry |
| THE WHIRLPOOL PROJECT | Josh Taylor |
| THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT LUCY | Julie Ann Slaby |
| TO THE NINES | Elena Perez |
| TOO DONE | Maria Sanchez |
| TURNING OF THE BONES | Michael Welch |
| WAR ORPHANS | Kuros Charney |
| WASTED: A WASTED LIFE | Steve Finly |
| WHEN WENDY WHISPERS | Elena Perez |
| WHITE DEVIL | William Gish |
| WONDER VALLEY | Noah Pohl |
Make sure to check back for further announcements!
(As a reminder: If you entered into the Mentorship Program, or signed up to be part of the Guaranteed Signing or Guaranteed Publishing prizes, regardless of making the Top 100, you are still in contention for those prizes. Those winners are selected from the entire pool of submissions separately from the finalist rounds, and will be announced alongside the winners)
